Florida governor rejects HSR - California next target

Another governor in a presidential swing state rejects Obama's HSR money using false arguments motivated by politics, ideology and fear. Next, this coordinated, strategic attack by hard-line conservatives (Reason Foundation, Heritage, Cato, etc) will focus on killing California's HSR program. America has no transportation infrastructure reinvestment tools to grow America out of the recession. In an era of peak oil and rising fuel prices, highway and aviation will not be able to lead us out....

Florida governor rejects US high-speed rail funds
Wed Feb 16, 2011 10:27am EST

Feb 16 (Reuters) - Florida's Tea Party movement-backed Governor Rick Scott on Wednesday said he was rejecting federal funds to construct a high-speed railway project in the state.

"Government cannot spend more than it takes in," the Republican governor said.

Scott spoke at a news conference in the state capital, where he strongly criticized the budget proposal for 2012 unveiled on Monday by President Barack Obama and said federal grants earmarked for Florida to begin work on a high-speed rail link between Tampa and Orlando would be rejected.

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